Urbanisation is a source of dynamism that can enhance productivity and increase economic integration, says a new World Bank report, Africa’s Cities: Opening Doors to the World, released February 9, 2017.

The report Investing in Urban Resilience cautions that rising numbers of natural disasters, as well as a growing number of economic, social, and environmental shocks and stresses, pose the greatest risk to rapidly-growing cities.

The seventh edition of the Housing Finance in Africa Yearbook is a one-of-a-kind resource that reflects the current situation of housing finance markets on the African continent.

These four Future Proofing City studies reports capture the work Arup has done as part of the Cities Alliance Future Cities Africa programme.

The Cities Alliance Joint Work Programme on Equitable Economic Growth in Cities held its first annual meeting in May 2016. This report provides an overview of the discussion.